Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Announcement: JGS of NY

The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of NY will take place on May 16, 2010.

Topic: The JDC Archives: Resources for GenealogistsLocation: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16 St., NYCCost: Free to JGSNY members; $5 non-membersSpeaker: Linda Levi, Director of Global Archives, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee About the JDCSince its inception in 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC, or popularly known as "the Joint") has borne witness to the greatest events of twentieth-century Jewish history. The JDC Archives documents JDC operations and activities overseas and serves as a record of life in Jewish communities throughout the world. Its extensive holdings include eye-witness accounts, correspondence, reports, logs, passenger lists, emigration cards, photographs, and much more. Participants will learn how the Archives are organized, see examples of rich genealogical records in the JDC archival collections, and find out how to conduct research at its repositories. New efforts to digitize the JDC collections will also be included in the discussion.About the SpeakerLinda Levi is Assistant Executive Vice President for Global Archives at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and is responsible for archives centers in NY and Jerusalem. Ms. Levi is a graduate of New York University and received her MA in Contemporary Jewish Studies from Brandeis University. The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at CJH will be open 12:30 to 1:45 PM for networking with other researchers and access to research materials and computers.